glyco-
| a combining form with the meanings “sugar,” “glucose and its derivatives,” used in the formation of compound words: glycolipid. |
Also,
especially before a vowel, glyc-.
Origin: comb. form repr. Gk
glykýs sweet
glyc-
pref. Variant of glyco-. |
glyco- or glyc-
pref. Sugar: glycoprotein. Glycogen: glycogenesis.
[From Greek glukus, sweet.] |
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glyco- pref.
Sugar: glycoprotein.
Glycogen: glycogenesis.
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